Automobile vehicle for military purposes.



PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

E" GHARRON. AUTOMOBILE VBHIGLE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.

AYPLIUATIDH FILED FEB. 5, 1907.

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'Ampi re, lutczrux Seine, France, have invented new end Useful Improvements in Au Loinohile Vehielcs for Military Purposes; of

whie h the following is a speeiiieetion.

"lhis invention reietes to an nntom elnle ve- "hicle for military pnrpeses'provided with hul- -lelt-prooi'x armor and with a. rotatable turret armed with a gun or guns, or light ordnance,

the said vehicle being suitable for reeon noi termg in the )r'esenee oi the enemy and for V other wnr-li epnrposes,

'1 The invention'is ilhlstreted in the annexed drewing h means of an cxinnple in which; ihe torretis firmed with e mitreiiiense.

Figure 3 is a side cievntion of the vehicle,

Fig. 3 n vcrtice!,.longit1nlinel section thereof,

Fig. I; e horizontal section, and Fig. 4 e front view. Fig. 5 is e detaii view illustrating one 'hirgcr eile mechanism' for instantaneously closing the shutter inv irontof the vehicle.

The vehicle eo'm rrises a complete underirnme provided wiil serves both as a coach-body and as armorphttingr to protect fromhullets the oeenpz'ints of the ear and the controlling mechanism and the iike; such as the stcering-wheei 2, broke lever, pedeis, wnter-tankoil-tenk 3, petroltnnl; 4, induction-coil 5, accumulators 6 and so on.

The eover 1 is surmounted by the turret g, which is also constructed of steel and is loeeted, with a suitable amount of eieernnce at the circumference, in a eireular epertnre provided in the roof 1. The turret g is fixed at its central and upper parts to a. tubular port 11- of a. vertieel pivot, and is also connected to the lower part of the latter by eouplingwods or curved struts c,to revent rocking of the turret. The pivot re erred to comprises the two parts a and a, of which the former is slidohle on the latter. The mrt a is fixed to the turret, as has already lieen mentioned, and the lower end ofthe-pert e is stepped on :1. hearing supported by a fixed pleteand leeeted in a box i; which prevents the lifting of the pivot. v i

1 t a convenient height the extern al port e of the pivot is provided with e screw-thread en'gsgedhy a threaded sleeve to whieh is fixed n wheel flwo slots 3 diametrically opposite each other are formed in the part it nod give passage to s'lines or feathers fixed to the central part a. othe pivot the relative L Speeificaition of Letters Patent. 7

Application-flied Feiirnery 6, 1907. Buriai lie. 365 936,

1 rieover oi steel, wiiieh Patented May 14', 1997.

msitions of these spiines being such that the V otter shut against the upper and under surfaces oi the screw-threaded sleeve. 'It is, therefore; obvious that when the shrewthreaded sleeve and Wheel f are rotated in either direction. the part a and the turret g are either raised or lowered, since longitudinal movement of the sleeve relative to the part a i is prevented by the 5 lines.

.ihe turret normal y rests on the roof Z hy means of s circular flange n and a eon'ipressihie ring 0 of indie-rubber or leather.

The gun or is pieced outside the exisof the turret and is mounted on a support i iii-red to a eross-hsr j; i the letter also supports the nieehenisin for vertically training: the gun.

To show of training the gun, the Wheei f is rotated to elevete the turret, so that the hit terrenhe ro'ihted with great esse on its pivot. When the gun hes been horirionteliy trained in this insnner, the wheel f is rotated in the opposite direction, to lower the flange 0f the turret onto the eonipressihie ring 0; luv this means the turret is instantaneously fixei and the gun can then he used without causing the siightest rotation of the tiirret. i v

The radiator r arranged in front of the ear is protected by fixed armor-plates s which give passage to air but are adapted to stop bullets.

The lamp 7 arranged inside the cover is adapted to he darkened by means of a. shutter S slidnhle in guides 9. V

The shutter 19 in front of the ear is adapted to he instantaneously closed by means of mechanism iiiustrat'ed in detail in Fig. 5. This shutter is hinged to the roof of the vehiele and snpportmi by two arms 1] pivotally c1 mnectw! to sleeves 12 which are slideble on vertiesi rods 12% fixed to the front wall of the eover T. To the inner part ol' this wall are iixcd two vertical pivots on which are inlernmed icvcrs 14. When the sleeves 12 are at the upper ends of their travcl they can he looked in that position by causing the ends 1:) ol' the ivvers 14 to enter apertures 16 with which the sleeves are provided. To (lose the shutter lo the lovers 14 are rotated so thitt their ends 15 are removed from the said spertures, whereupon the shutter imn'ieiiieteiy 'deseends by gravity, while the sleeves 12 slide down the rods 13. The shutter 10 is provided with eye holes 17.

Armored shutters i8 siidahie in guides are adopted to close the window apertures. The ear is in'ovided with an ammunition box 19,

seats 20 and 21 for the driver and coin, mander in front, and a movable seat 22 for the attendants at the rear. Luggage can be carried as shown at 23.

At the sides of the vehicle are carried two detachable rails 24 of U-section adapted to form a bridge for crossing ditches and the like. When used as a bridge the said rails are connected to each other and held the proper distance apart by rods adapted to engage them.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An automobile vehicle formilitary purposes comprising an automobile under frame with its driving parts, a hood or cover of armor plating, a turret of sheet metal placed above said hood or cover and free to ,turn on a central pivot, an extensible pivot fixed to said turret and carried by the under frame, a compressible ring carried by the top of the hood or cover, and a circular flange carried by the turret and free to rest on said compressible ring, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. An automobile vehicle for military purposes comprising an automobile under frame with its driving parts, a hood or cover of armor plating, a turret of sheet metal placed above said hood or cover and free to turn on a central pivot, an extensible pivot fixed to'sai d turret and carried by the under frame, a compressible ring carried by the top of the hood or cover, a circular flange carried by the turret and free to rest on said compressiblering, a

front shutter hinged to the roof of the "ehicle, two arms supporting said shutter, sleeves on which are pivoted said arms, vertical rods on which the sleeves are free to slide, apertures provided in said sleeves, two vertical pivots placed inside the hood or cover, levers fulcrumed on said pivots, and projections carried by said levers adapted to enter the apertures of the sleeves, substantially as described and for the purpose set "forth.

3. An automobile vehicle for military purposes comprising an automobile under frame with its driving parts, a hood or cover of armor plating, a turret of sheet metal placed above said hood or cover and free to turn on a central pivot,,an extensible pivot fixed to said turret and carried by the under frame, a

compressible ring carried by the top of the hood or cover, a circular flange carried by the turret and free to'rest on said compressible ring, a front shutter hinged to the roof of the vehicle, means for closing instantanel'iuslv said shutter, a radiator placed in front of the vehicle, armor-plates protecting said radiator though letting air pass through, a lamp placed in front, a metal shutter adapted to darken the lamp, and guides in which the shutter is free to slide, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FERDINAND CHARRON.

\Vitnesss ANTOINE LAVOIX, HANSON 0. Com. 

